School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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- 9-2-38 Weather Lore
When the moon is on its back. It is the sign of hard weather. When the crows are in a cluster it is the sign of rain.
- Collector
- Peggy Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Weather Lore
When the spider is hanging from the sealing it is the sine of rain.
When the sky is red in the evening it is the sine of frost. When the sun gowing down ( it is the sine of ) & they are heat in it, is the sign of fine weather.
